The Texans quarterback, who was pulled from Thursday night’s loss to the Colts following a hit to his midsection in the second quarter, sulked on the sidelines after Houston opted to stick with Brian Hoyer for the remainder of the game.

Mallett, who had been named the starter in Week 2, not only expressed his frustrations verbally throughout the game, but he looked less than enthused following Hoyer’s third-quarter touchdown that pulled the Texans within three points at 20-17. Mallett also left the field before the Texans kicked the extra point following their Hail Mary touchdown in the final seconds of the first half.

“There was, like, one second left on the clock,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien said. “I know that I thought the half was over. … I don’t know anything about [Mallett leaving].”

Though Hoyer’s final pass — an interception — sealed the defeat, O’Brien had nothing but praise for Mallett’s rival signal-caller during the post-game press conference.

“I thought Brian did a good job, though. He went in there, it wasn’t the easiest of circumstances — other than the last play where he kind of launched it up there,” the second-year head coach told the media. “He probably wants to have that one back, but I thought he did a good job.”

O’Brien said he has yet to decide who will start against the Jaguars in Week 6.

“I haven’t talked to the staff yet about it. We’ll sit down and review the film,” he said.